inversion
- inverze, obrácený slovosled
BrE
/
ɪn'vɜ:ʃn/
AmE
/
ɪn'vɜ:rʒn/
noun, technical
-
the opposite order some words in a sentence (especially the subject and the verb)
have a sweet tooth
- být na sladké, mít rád sladkosti
BrE
/
hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/
AmE
/
hævəˌswi:t'tu:θ/
verb
-
to like eating sweet things
appal
- děsit, šokovat, znechutit
BrE
/
ə'pɔ:l/
AmE
/
ə'pɑ:l/
verb
-
to make someone feel shocked or disgusted
compound
- uzavřený areál, ohraničený pozemek
BrE
/
'kɒmpaʊnd/
AmE
/
'kɑ:mpaʊnd/
noun
-
a group of buildings surrounded by a wall or fence
payslip
- výplatní páska
BrE
/
'peɪslɪp/
AmE
/
'peɪslɪp/
noun, British English
-
a piece of paper that an employee always gets with the money they are paid for work
tut
- ts (nesouhlasné zamlaskání)
BrE
/
'tʌt/
AmE
/
'tʌt/
interjection
-
the sound that you make with your mouth when you disapprove of something
tut
- zamlaskat (nesouhlasně)
BrE
/
'tʌt/
AmE
/
'tʌt/
verb
-
to make a sound of disapproval by touching the top of your mouth with your tongue
white-collar
- úřednický, kancelářský
BrE
/
ˌwaɪt'kɒlə/
AmE
/
ˌwaɪt'kɑ:lər/
adjective
-
having jobs in offices, rather than working in factories
blue-collar
- dělnický, manuální (pracovník)
BrE
/
ˌblu:'kɒlə/
AmE
/
ˌblu:'kɑ:lər/
adjective
-
doing physical work
backwards and forwards
- tam a zpátky, sem a tam
BrE
/
'bækwədzənˌfɔ:wədz/
AmE
/
'bækwərdzənˌfɔ:wərdz/
phrase
-
moving in one direction, then in the opposite direction, usually more times
everything but the kitchen sink
- co vás jen napadne, skoro úplně všechno, vše možné i nemožné
BrE
/
ˌevriθɪŋ bətðə kɪtʃən'sɪŋk/
AmE
/
ˌevriθɪŋ bətðə kɪtʃən'sɪŋk/
phrase, informal
-
too many things, more than is necessary (used humorously)
crudités
- hranoly z čertvé zeleniny podáváné s omáčkou
BrE
/
ˌkru:dɪ'teɪ/
AmE
/
ˌkru:dɪ'teɪ/
noun
-
an appetizer consisting of sliced raw vegetables served with a dipping sauce
statutory rape
- pohlavní zneužití, nezákonný styk s nezletilým
BrE
/
'stætʃətriˌreɪp/
AmE
/
'stætʃətɔ:riˌreɪp/
noun
-
sexual relations between an adult and a person who is under the age of consent
commodious
- prostorný (formální)
BrE
/
kə'məʊdɪəs/
AmE
/
kə'moʊdɪəs/
adjective, formal
-
having a lot of space (very formal)
roomy
- prostorný
BrE
/
'ru:mi/
AmE
/
'ru:mi/
adjective
-
with a lot of space inside